Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go / I |
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| Do / ? / go / every day / to the gym / you |
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| to the disco? / you / do / go / How / often |
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| feel tired? / Do / you / often |
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| at 8 a.m. / I / get up / always |
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| My parents / to help me / very often / come |
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| is / always / She / asking me questions |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / rarely / when you talk to her / She |
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| I / to the gym / three times a week / go |
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| never / know / I / what to say |
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| every other day. / need / some petrol / I travel a lot. I |
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| it / I / saw / five times |
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| am / very tired / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I |
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| She / dresses / in blue / very often |
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| go / I / once a year / usually / to the dentist |
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| for dinner / eats / often / Mike / pizza |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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| will / rarely / if you need it / help you / Tom |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| me / twice / she / Yesterday, / phoned |
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| every other day / soup / have / We |
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| eat / hardly ever / oranges / I |
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| you / at home? / usually / have lunch / Do |
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| They / need / some help with the homework / usually |
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| never / You / can / find / your car keys |
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| Kevin / Does / win / ? / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Can / dress / I / always / in green? |
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| can / They / listen / never |
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| late / John / is / often |
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| day in, day out / have to go / I / shopping |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
